Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Lincoln Ch 2 by D. A.

1. Abraham Lincoln was a very respected man who had once started
off in the position of the wrong party. His intentions, politically,
were against the war against Mexico, in general, was unnecessary and
claimed that it might have been the fault of America itself who started
the war. His views on war caused others to see him as unpatriotic and
affected his position in politics. After leaving Congress and returning
to his home in Springfield, Illinois, he worked his way up to become a
very wanted and respected man. Many of the citizens of Illinois saw how
great of a man he was and sought to have him speak as a prosecutor and
even a judge. Working his way up again, his views for antislavery had
enlarged. When the Kansas-Nebraska Act came into play, it allowed the
people in those territories to have the decision whether or not to allow
slavery within their borders. Lincoln did not agree with this
proposition, therefore causing his views on slavery to increase, wanting
to put a stop to it all.
2. The purpose or point of view of the author was to describe
Lincoln's position in the Whig party, in congress, and show where he
stands. He was a very respected man, but his point of view on war and on
the constitution and slavery caused him to lose some of that respect.
Many saw him as unpatriotic but he believed in what he felt was right
and he stood by those morals andI believe that is what the author is
trying to describe as he explains Lincoln's political life and where he
was and what he stood for.
3. In class, we discussed what kind of morals Lincoln had and what he
believed in. One of Lincoln's point of views that were discussed in
class that really stood out was towards the Constitution. Lincoln
believed that the people should always have the power of the government,
to decide whether they wanted to change the government or not. We also
discussed in class his views on religion. He was not much of a religious
person but he did respect the scripture and what the bible had said and
that was very important on how he viewed slavery and many other things
in life.
4. The historical questions that we discussed in class ranged around
what type of person Lincoln was. Lincoln was a very hard worker. He did
manual labor and he was very focused and determined and he did end up
failing quite a bit. He was unfortunate politically but that never
stopped him and he continued to fight for his term and to fight for
slavery and for what he believed was right and therefore showed others
his determination and efforts.
5. Some questions that were left wondering were personally how he
grew up and gained the views that he did. I personally feel like how his
parents raised him and who he became as a man is certainly important. I
wonder what pushed him to want to serve and what caused his mentality
to change.